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FILE - In this March 21, 2012 file photo, U.S. businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, talks to his attorney Abel Montano at a local courthouse in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In an unlikely tale, the Orthodox Jew from New York City came to Bolivia to rescue a rice-growing venture, was thrown in jail on suspicion of money laundering and, with the aid of actor Sean Penn, winds up triggering one of the biggest scandals of Evo Morales' presidency. The saga came to light 18 months ago when Ostreicher was arrested while trying to salvage a multimillion-dollar investment he was managing for Swiss partners. After Penn directly interceded on Ostreicher’s behalf, it could now be reaching its end game. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this March 21, 2012 file photo, U.S. businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, talks to his attorney Abel Montano at a local courthouse in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In an unlikely tale, the Orthodox Jew from New York City came to Bolivia to rescue a rice-growing venture, was thrown in jail on suspicion of money laundering and, with the aid of actor Sean Penn, winds up triggering one of the biggest scandals of Evo Morales' presidency. The saga came to light 18 months ago when Ostreicher was arrested while trying to salvage a multimillion-dollar investment he was managing for Swiss partners. After Penn directly interceded on Ostreicher’s behalf, it could now be reaching its end game. (AP Photo/File)